Let’s start by acknowledging the caveats. Yes, the Emirates Cup is essentially a friendly tournament. The teams involved in friendlies are always at different stages of preparation in terms of fitness, intensity and recruitment...

Much has been made over the acrimonious nature of Iker Casillas ' end to his lengthy and trophy-laden Real Madrid tenure. Lost amid much of the Real Madrid drama is that Porto purchased a world-class goalkeeper in Casillas ...

Robin van Persie is expected to be unveiled as a Fenerbahce player any time now, as he arrived in Istanbul on Sunday to complete his move from Manchester United , according to the Mirror 's Aaron Flanagan ...

So the Champions League stuck to its history in 2014-15, with Barcelona becoming the competition's fourth different winner in four seasons as the continent's greatest prize again proved indefensible—for the 25th consecutive year...